Grand Hotel de l'Europe
Bad Gastein, Austria
Built 1909 · Last completed renovation 1982
Data check
- · Sources disagree on the opening year — under review
Renovation forecast · estimate
Likely due for renovation now
Past its typical ~8-year renovation cycle. A model estimate, not a sourced fact.
Location
Satellite view · Bad Gastein, Austria
Timeline
1909
Hotel opening
1925
Water supply and bathrooms renovation
1968
Hotel closure due to lack of modernization funds
1982
Major renovation and reopening by Reinhardt Tomek
1982
Reopening after 14-year closure
1988
Hotel closure again
2015
Casino closure
⚖️ Star classification · Austria
Austria uses the Hotelstars Union system. A rating is valid for 3–6 years (5★ Superior: 3 years), after which re-classification is mandatory.
System: Hotelstars Union (WKO — Austrian Hotel Association)
“The rating has a limited validity of between three and six years and the classification procedure must be regularly repeated. For 5*Superior it is valid for three years.”
Facts
Built
1909
Last completed renovation
1982
Sources
Our iron rule: no quote, no data. Every date links back to the exact sentence it came from.
“Until 2015, the hotel also featured a casino”
“he had to close the company in 1988”
“It was renovated in 1982”
“reopening on 22 December 1982”
“lack of funds to modernize its facilities forced it to close”
“In 1925, for example, the water supply for the guest rooms was renewed at a cost of 455,000 shillings and 20 luxury marble bathrooms were built”
“Upon its grand opening in May 1909, it was celebrated as one of the largest and most modern hotels in the Austro-Hungarian Empire”
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Frequently asked
When was Grand Hotel de l'Europe built?+
Grand Hotel de l'Europe (Bad Gastein, Austria) was built in 1909.
When was Grand Hotel de l'Europe last renovated?+
Its most recent completed renovation was in 1982.
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